The French Army is buying 900 ALV vehicles and could extend the
procurement to 1500. The German Army is buying the Gavial, a special
configuration of the AVL fitted with Iveco 8140.43N Turbo
diesel-pneumatic suspension which can lower the height of the vehicle
for transport in a CH-53 helicopter. The vehicle can also be transported
in the C-130, C-160 and A-400 transport aircraft. Gavial is produced
under cooperation between Rheinmetall Landsysteme and Panhard General
Defense. In the configuration preferred by the German Army, Gavial will
be equipped with the WS 609L weapon Station, coproduced by Rheinmetall
and Kongsberg.